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The articulated thoughts of heterosexual male college students in reaction to anti-gay hate speech

THE ARTICULATED THOUGHTS OF HETEROSEXUAL MALE COLLEGE
STUDENTS IN REACTION TO ANTI-GAY HATE SPEECH
by
William Andrew Mullane
_____________________________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2008
Copyright 2008 William Andrew Mullane

Though scholars acknowledge heterosexuals can be targets of anti-gay aggression, little research has examined the effects of such victimization. This study examines how the experience of being the target of anti-gay hate speech impacts heterosexual males and how these impacts differ from those of hostile non-hate speech. Using the Articulated Thoughts in Simulated Situations Paradigm (ATSS), 58 heterosexual male college students were randomly assigned to one of two ATSS conditions: an anti-gay hate speech condition ( "fag ") or a hostile non-hate speech condition ( "asshole" ). Results indicate that being the target of anti-gay hate speech resulted in significantly less anxiety than hostile non-hate speech. However, participants who attributed their being targeted to anti-gay motivations expressed significantly more anger than participants who did not.

THE ARTICULATED THOUGHTS OF HETEROSEXUAL MALE COLLEGE
STUDENTS IN REACTION TO ANTI-GAY HATE SPEECH
by
William Andrew Mullane
_____________________________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2008
Copyright 2008 William Andrew Mullane